Humminbird Ask The Experts Day

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Lawren

We are excited to announce Humminbird “Ask The Experts” Day at Radioworld taking place Saturday June 9th from 10am to 1pm.  There will be reps from Humminbird/Minn Kota at Radioworld providing informal small group seminar/Q&A periods.  This is a great opportunity to get your questions answered and learn how to use your sonar/GPS to the fullest extent.

Humminbird was the first with recreational side imaging sonar and now incorporate down imaging and full networking with Ethernet and NMEA2000.  Come and learn about the cutting edge technology Humminbird unveiled at the Bassmaster Classic – Humminbird 360°!  The first and only 360° imaging sonar view around your boat.

Radioworld is located at 4335 Steeles Ave W, Toronto, ON   416-667-1000

Posted in Events | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Globalstar update and Spot personal messenger rebate.

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Leo

If you have ever thought about owning a Satellite phone, now is the time. With the increased performance of the Globalstar network call times are improving and network reliability is up.

Rates are at a very affordable $40.00/month for unlimited North America calling, and with phone prices at historic lows. Now is the time to use this great tool.

Unlike cell phones a Satellite phone relies on a visual access to overhead satellites, so you will find that in areas were no cell phone coverage exists, a satellite phone will allow you place that important call.

In order to assist in determining optimum call times Globalstar has provided a calculator, check out this great tool here

Drop by our website here for all the details.

 

 

Effective now until September 30th, 2012  get a $50.00 mail in rebate on the SPOT personal locator and messenger, Visit our website for all the details, for the rebate form please download it here

  • 30% smaller and lighter than the original model at 5.2 ounces
  • New enhanced satellite antenna for improved performance in foliage or canopied environments
  • Advanced GPS performance chipset
  • GPS Acquisition light
  • “Message Sending” indicator light
  • Dedicated GPS Tracking button
  • New, dedicated pre-programmable Custom Message button
  • Protective covers over S.O.S and Help button to prevent inadvertent message transmission
  • Illuminated buttons
  • Included case and neoprene fastening band

 

  • SOS:Emergency assistance request sent with your GPS location to GEOS every 5 minutes until batteries die or until cancelled
  • Help/SPOT Assist:Request help from friends and family every 5 minutes for 1 hour. Up to 10 contacts – phone & email
  • Check In:Lets contacts know where you are and that you’re okay. Attempts to send three messages to help ensure successful transmission. Up to 10 contacts – phone and email. Contacts will receive only 1 message.
  • Custom Message:Creates custom non-urgent message to send to friends and family
  • Track Progress:Acquires your GPS location every 10 minutes for 24 hours. Sends each location one time. Previous 2 track points sent with current track point helping ensure consistent recording of movements.
  • Emergency Response Center:GEOS is operational 7 days/week, 365 days a year, operating out of Houston, TX (2 addl. backup locations)
  • History Review:Review all Check In, Track Alert SOS, and Help locations via findmespot.com using Google maps for up to 30 days.
  • Shared Page:You can share messages and locations with others via a personal shared page or SPOT adventures account. Live data viewing up to 7 days, data storage up to 30 days. Can have up to 10 shared pages.
  • Button Covers:Prevent accidental activation of SOS or Help features
  • GPS Signal Indicator:Visual LED status of GPS signal acquired
  • Message Sent Indicator:Visual LED status of message sent
  • Security: Data protection via the latest techniques.
  • Removable case:Flexible attachment solution providing arm band, carabiner, & car dash attachment. Reflective material.
  • International Communication:Universally accepted icons to communicate button features.
  • Color: Matte Orange

 

Posted in Product Announcements, Promotions and Specials | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

NEW Minelab CTX 3030

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Tim


Minelab has introduced the new CTX 3030 metal detector. 

Further details will follow, but you can see the sneak preview here.

Posted in Announcements, Product Announcements | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

NAVIGATE CLEARLY IN TOTAL DARKNESS – THERMAL NIGHT VISION CAMERA by FLIR

Posted on May 3, 2012 by John

Flexible Thermal Night Vision For Any Vessel

If you want to scare yourself, take your boat out on a cloudy, moonless night. With no horizon, no landmarks – navigating through dangerous waters like Georgian Bay can be stressful. Introducing the First Mate thermal night vision camera by FLIR, that comes with everything you need to boat with confidence, 24-hours a day, including:

• Switch between White Hot, Black Hot, and Marine Red Image Presentation Modes
• On-Screen Symbology
• An Optional 2× Lens Extender For Improved Long-Range Imaging Performance
Advanced configurations are also available for those needing added functionality and
flexibility:
• 2× E-Zoom
• Still Image Storage
• Video Capture and Storage
• Improved Environmental Survivability

First Mate and First Mate MS (Marine Scope) give you the power to see at night like never before, and for less money than you can imagine. Whether you’re on a yacht, recreational powerboat, fishing boat, sailboat, or anything in between, you’ll be able to see clearly in total darkness. Any chartplotter with video input can utilize this technology on screen. This way you can view your thermal night vision camera on your chartplotter!

First Mate gives you the power to see more – and to see farther:
• See clearly in total darkness – First Mate requires no light at all
• See logs, rocks, land, and other hazards that radar can miss better than ever
• Boat with confidence at night knowing that you can see harbor entrances, navigational aids and channels better in total darkness
• FLIR’s award-winning maritime thermal night vision technology in the palm of your hand – lightweight and portable

First Mate cameras can help you see people in the water better than  any other night vision technology. Finding someone in the water after dark with a searchlight is more a matter of luck than skill, but First Mate lets you search large areas quickly.

Bottom line: There is no better tool around to help you find a person in the water.

First Mate thermal night vision cameras create pictures by detecting and displaying tiny differences in heat, not light. Even the friction from a person’s finger, and the heat from a hand on a wall leaves enough thermal energy behind to show up clearly to the First Mate. Everything generates thermal energy, even ice! And even though thermal energy is invisible to the naked eye, First Mate thermal night vision cameras can detect it and turn it into a video image that is easy to understand, allowing you to see what your naked eyes can’t see. Using the same technology as FLIR’s best-in-class Navigator II, Voyager, and M-Series thermal night vision systems, First Mate gives you the information to help you see at night and stay safe. Just think of the possibilities away from the boat!  These small, lightweight portable cameras come in a great carrying case that can be used year round. I’m looking forward to using our new MS 324 early this season and will report my experiences in a future blog.

 

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

New… Dog Training Collars

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Leo

Radioworld is proud to add the Tri-Tronics line of Dog Training Collars to our line-up of products. Visit our website here and check out the lineup today!

About the company and their products:

MADE IN THE USA:

Tri-Tronics is the only major electronic dog training collar company that builds its products in the USA. We know it costs more to make our products in the U.S. but we think it’s worth it because the quality is better, we can react more quickly to customers’ needs, and it’s just the right thing to do.

QUALITY, DURABILITY, AND RELIABILITY:

All Tri-Tronics products are high quality, durable and reliable. We understand that when you go  to train your dog or to hunt, it is essential that your training equipment works every time you press the button – no excuses. We also understand that there must be a consistency in the way that your training equipment works so that your dog does not get confused. Finally, we know that your training equipment will be subjected to some very harsh environments and that it has to be built to withstand such environments. We have spent the last 40 years designing and building products that meet these needs. We have hundreds of thousands of happy customers who will vouch for our quality.

STIMULATION SCHEME AND SOUNDS:

We have worked closely with all sorts of dogs for many years to develop stimulation schemes that are safe and effective. Our stimulation schemes are designed to give you enough choices to find a stimulation level that will work with the temperament of your dog without making the product too complex. We also have developed a tone sound and a buzz sound which can be used for praise, warning, recall or other commands.

SAFETY FEATURES:

We understand that your dog is very important to you and we go to extra lengths to make sure our products won’t harm your dog. We provide an automatic safety cutoff of all stimulation after a button has been held down for 8 seconds. In order to avoid accidental stimulations, there is a no-stim position on most of our products which makes it impossible for the product to stimulate your dog. There is also a specially designed guard to prevent a button from being accidently pressed. We have specially designed contact points made of stainless steel to avoid any neck irritation issues on your dog.

RANGE:

Our products consistently achieve the specified range. When we say the range of our product is 1 mile, it is 1 mile. Although the range of our products can be adversely affected by topography, foliage and weather, we have designed our products so that they can still be effective in those types of environments.

MULTI-DOG CAPABILITY:

Most of our models can be easily and quickly expanded into multi-dog systems (up to 6 dogs in some models) by just adding receivers. The additional receivers can be matched in the field to the transmitter by simply pressing a button. The transmitters have dials which will allow you to quickly go from one dog to another and the color coded dial matches the collar strap colors so that you always know what dog you are working with.

CONTACT POINTS:

All of our remote trainers use our patented insulated contact points for reliable performance in wet conditions. These contact points are interchangeable (long or short) for different coat thicknesses. The patented contact points are also made from stainless steel to minimize any neck irritation on the dog.

CHARGING SYSTEM:

Our proprietary charging system allows indefinite charging without damage and produces a full charge in two hours. Our charging adapters eliminate the need for a jack or plug on the receiver. We also have battery life indicators on all transmitters and receivers so you know when to charge the system or replace the battery.

FIXED ANTENNA:

All of our transmitters have short (1 1/2″ – 2 1/2″) fixed antennas so that you don’t have to worry about the antennas breaking off or coming loose when you are in the field. These fixed antennas provide a more consistent range.

ONE HAND USE:

All of our transmitters allow easy one-hand operation without having to take your eyes off your dog so that you can be more precise in the timing of your stimulation.

REMOTE OPERATION OF ACCESSORIES:

Most of our transmitters allow you to remotely operate our accessories through the use of a patented short-range communication system.

 

 

 

 
Posted in Product Announcements | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Radioworld Pro Shane Turcotte Takes on The Detroit River

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Lawren

Radioworld Pro-Staff, Shane Turcotte, shares his experiences on the Detroit River recently while fishing a Walleye Tournament!

Now that I have had some time to rest a little I wanted to do a wrap up of what worked the best and add of gallery of pics from this great walleye factory. With spring being early this year, most of the big females were already back in the lake but the odd big fish still remained. This being new water to us, I spent a considerable amount of time researching on the Internet before going down to Detroit. I wanted to zero in on areas most popular for spawning walleyes. I then wanted to focus on structure that was below the spawning beds. Most times walleye will slip back after the spawn and rest in areas that will have slack and fast water. This way they can still feed but slip back to calm waters to rest. After the spawn they are exhausted and always looking for an easy meal with little effort.

We had a few areas picked out and worked them extremely hard. Our Crestliner Raptor 1850 with a 175 Merc Pro XS lead the charge.  It wasn’t long that we figured out the areas thanks to our  HDS units equipped with Structure Scan and Navionics Platinum Chip supplied by Radioworld.

We caught some nice fish prefishing in the 8-10 lb range. Unfortunately as tournaments go, they were not around on the important days. We decided not to use any live bait. I wanted to use plastics so that I can gain confidence in this technique. Also, the innovation into artificial baits has really taken off. I truly believe once you learn how to fish with artificial baits, you will never go back to live bait. Staying vertical was the key and our Minn Kota 101 Terrova equipped with I-Pilot was a workhorse that never let us down, great technology.

Our most successful setup was the 1/2 oz FireBall jig tipped with 2 different styles of minnow baits from Northland Tackles Impulse Reactionary Baits (see pics) and a slide on Northland stinger hook. This stinger hook played a key role in getting fish in the boat. The bite is reactionary but very lite. The right rod and line for sensitivity was important for being able to set the hook. The Streamside 6 ft medium action Predator was the rod of choice for these hogs. The IM8 graphite blank through the handle creates superior sensitivity and incredible strength, very impressive. I went with 6 lb Berkley Fireline Fused Crystal. This line is extremely durable and low visibility. Never lost a fish in the tournament!

We ended up in 40th spot with 50+ lbs, a good 5 lb per fish average for the 2 days. Not bad for our first time on this system. Lots of notes and pic were taken so that next year we can build on that result. The pre-tournament information gathering really paid off. The Internet can provide tons of important details on any system.

I also want to comment on the fact the Rod Glove, Bait Glove, Rod Glove Saver and Rod Glove Wraps kept all my rods together in one piece on the trip. Keeps your rods organized on the boat with no line tangles. Much more efficient and time saving. Next up is the Team Canada vs Team USA Walleye shootout. This will be a 3 day total weight using the Catch, Record and Release system. No fish are kept in the livewell. Great conservation technique!

-Shane Turcotte

Posted in Tips and Advice | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Lowrance Expert Day at Radioworld

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Lawren

Bring all your questions to the experts from Lowrance and Simrad to get the answers on these marine systems.  We will have informal small group seminars running throughout the day from 10am-1pm at Radioworld 4335 Steeles Ave W in Toronto.  If you have already bought a unit and are interested in learning how to use it, or if you are in the market this is the day you won’t want to miss.

-Lawren

 

Posted in Events | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Minn Kota Talon Rebates

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Lawren

April 1st 2012 Minn Kota announced a new rebate program on what we have found to be one of the most popular items of the year…the Talon!  Click here for the rebate form –> Talon Rebate Form

Posted in Promotions and Specials | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

FlexRadio PowerSDR v2.3.5 is now available for download

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Tim

FlexRadio Systems is pleased to announce the general availability of the newest release of PowerSDR, version 2.3.5 intended for use with the SDR-1000, FLEX-1500, FLEX-3000 and FLEX-5000 software defined radios.  PowerSDR v2.3.5 has several new significant features, existing feature enhancements and bug fixes.
We recommend that all customers upgrade to v2.3.5 (see the links to the left).  PowerSDR v2.3.5 is not a maintenance release of version 2.2.3 therefore it is highly recommended that you review the PowerSDR v2.3.5 Release Notes, particularly the section “Known Issues or Recommendations with New Features Included in this Release”, before installing and operating your software defined radio with PowerSDR v2.3.5.  This release contains significant changes to PowerSDR’s internal database schema and as such, there are some caveats related to importing data from previous versions of PowerSDR along with new database import requirements and compliance measures.
While the improvements are too numerous to detail, the following is a list of major changes since the previous official release, PowerSDR v2.2.3

  1. Support for new channelized 60 meter band changes and the addition of a visual Channel Mode for PowerSDR
  2. VAC for RX2 (VAC2). VAC2 is available only for use with the FLEX-5000 equipped with a second receiver (RX2)
  3. The maximum VAC sampling rate (SR) has been upgraded to support 96 and 192 KHz
  4. Expanded TX Profiles now saves all significant transmit related PowerSDR settings
  5. RX2 disconnect on transmit
  6. TNF now works properly with ANF so both can be used in a complimentary manner
  7. Expanded TX Profiles now saves all significant transmit related PowerSDR settings
  8. The management of Memories in PowerSDR has been improved to include an automatic DB backup and recovery mechanism in addition to committing memory changes to the memory DB on copy, add and delete operations
  9. Session specific and previous database backups are created for recovery purposes
  10. PowerSDR Database import requirement compliance to prevent applications errors and anomalous behavior of your radio
  11. There are six (6) new PowerSDR skins available. There are five new IK3VIG 2012 skins and a new default skin
  12. New CAT commands to support PowerSDR features
  13. Updated FLEX-1500 USB driver

Thanks to so many of you who have provided constructive feedback during the development process.We would like to express our special appreciation to our internal alpha/beta team for their tireless testing of internal test releases.
- The FlexRadio Software Development & Product Management team

 

You can download PowerSDR v2.3.5 here.

Posted in Announcements | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Navionics Community Layer Now Available on HDS

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Lawren

Navionics is proud to announce the next step in the Navionics Community Layer revolution.  In February 2012, the Navionics Web Store received an update that allows Community Layer (User Generated Content) to be downloaded along with Freshest Data to every eligible* chip.  UGC, user inputted data related to a specific location on a chart, is now viewable on compatible chart plotters such as Lowrance HDS Gen2 and Gen1 with more models are soon to come.

How to get it?

Whether you are a new or existing user, simply plug your Navionics chip into your PC after downloading the Navionics World Application from the web store on Navionics.com.  Follow the brief steps to ‘Get the Freshest Data’ and you will have UGC on your chip. It is that easy!

As an existing user of the Navionics World Application, you will receive an update notification upon your next Freshest Data attempt.

For new users of the Navionics World application, you will receive the updated application version. No update is necessary.

Above the image shows a Lowrance HDS Gen2 displaying Navionics Community Layer adding new Channel markers, Marina services, Boat Ramps etc.

How to view the Navionics Community Layer:

Lowrance HDS Gen2 : Menu > Chart Options > Community Layer

Lowrance HDS Gen1: download software update 4.1 here.
Menu > Chart Options > Community Layer

About Community Layer (User Generated Content):

A revolution in digital charts: not only are you empowered to edit your charts, but you also benefit from the contributions made by the entire community of Navionics users, all delivered in real time on your mobile device, and delivered daily to your Navionics chart along with Freshest Data. In 2011, Navionics received an Innovation Award at the Miami International Boat Show for demonstrating innovation in boating safety in the User Generated Content Layer within its mobile applications.

To date, over 200,000 edits have been made by the Navionics community that improve the accuracy of charting information and safety of Navigation. Navionics has seen significant contributions throughout the world where uncharted waters have been mapped overnight by the boating community of Navionics users. Users in the United States, Australia, Italy, UAE, Germany, UK, Russia and elsewhere have posted the equivalent to Notices to Mariners and fishing information at a rate that the world’s leading hydrographic offices complete in many years, if ever.

* Eligible charts for the Freshest Data program include Navionics Gold and Platinum+ as well as HotMaps Premium and HotMaps Platinum products purchased after 2010. 

-Lawren

Posted in Announcements | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment